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- KREI, a national policy research institute,
has led the development of agriculture,
rural areas, and the food industry as a think tank for agricultural policy.
NEWS
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- 2023 Agricultural Outlook Conference Held on Agricultural and Rural Innovation and Future
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The 26th Agricultural Outlook Conference, organized by the Korea Rural Economic Institute and sponsored by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, was held at the aT Center (Seoul) on January 18 (Wed.).
The theme of the 2023 Agricultural Outlook Conference was “The Innovation and Future of Agriculture and Rural Areas.” The event consisted of the following three parts: “Agricultural Policy Directions and the Future of Korean Agriculture”; “Agricultural Policy Issues in 2023”; and “Issues and Outlook by Industry.”
Part 1, which began with a special lecture on the importance of economic security, featured a presentation on major indicators and forecasts related to agriculture and rural areas, “Agriculture and the Farm Household Economy: Trends and Outlook, 2023.” Then experts examined key issues regarding agriculture and rural areas in 2022, and a New Year symposium for the 2023 forecast followed.
In the second part, experts in each field discussed and shared information on various plans that have become agricultural policy issues in 2023 with their significance highlighted recently.
Part 3 featured presentations and discussions on each industry’s supply and demand trends and outlook, such as vegetables, grain, fruit, fruit vegetables, forest products, and livestock products.
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- 2023 Kick-off Meeting: KREI Actively Responding to Major Issues and Agenda
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The Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) on January 2 held a kick-off meeting for 2023 in KREI’s main conference room.
KREI President Kim Hongsang, in his New Year’s address, expressed his gratitude to the staff who did their best to actively respond to major issues and agendas last year despite difficult conditions.
That day, new department heads received certificates of appointment, and government awards were given. The following prizes were awarded: outstanding employee citations; a presidential citation; citations from the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; a citation from the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy; and citations from the Chairperson of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences.
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- KREI Won Grand Prize in 2nd Active Research/Administration Contest
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The Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) received an award from the Minister of the Office for Government Policy Coordination, the grand prize in the 2nd Active Research/Administration Competition for research institutions under the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences.
In the contest, the Research Information Team of KREI’s Office of Knowledge and Information Service made a presentation on the case of “Building a Research Data Management System to Increase the Utilization of the Data.”
Through the project, KREI collected and established six kinds of survey data: the Public Opinion Survey on Agriculture and Rural Areas; commissioned survey data; KREI’s own survey data; the Consumer Behavior Survey for Food; the Processed Food Consumer Survey; and the Restaurant Management Survey.
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- 2022 Retirement Ceremony and Year-end Event
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The Korea Rural Economic Institute on December 22 had a retirement ceremony for four research directors, a principal administrator and a cleaning worker, and a year-end event in the main conference room.
That day, the retiring employees received an achievement plaque and an achievement award from the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences.
After the presentation ceremony, the four research directors gave a retirement speech to the staff.
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- Field Forum Held to Discuss Plans for Convergence of Apple Industry
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The Korea Rural Economic Institute and the Rural Revival Network on December 14 held a forum, “The 2022 Apple-centered Sixth Industry Academy,” to discuss plans for the convergence of the apple industry at the Andong Agricultural Cooperative’s Ginger Shipment Control Center. The event was hosted to seek ways to revitalize North Gyeongsang Province’s apple industry in difficulties due to climate change and the aging of farmers.
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- Regional Briefings on Rural Spatial Restructuring and Regeneration Support Bill Held
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The Korea Rural Economic Institute (KREI) held briefings for four regions of the country to communicate with various people concerned in each region and collect their opinions on the Rural Spatial Restructuring and Regeneration Support Bill from November 17. Before the enactment of the new law, the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and KREI jointly hosted and organized the briefings in the Chungcheong region (November 17), the Gyeongsang region (November 23), the Gyeonggi and Gangwon region (November 30), and Jeolla and Jeju region (December 6).
In each briefing, KREI explained the background and legislation direction of the rural spatial planning system, and MAFRA made a presentation on the main contents of the bill and its future implementation plan. Next, each region’s case presentations followed with a question and answer session with working-level officials in sis (cities) and guns (counties).
Periodicals
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- Agricultural Outlook
- Global and domestic agricultural
economic outlook, Introducing
the agricultural policy Global and domestic agricultural
economic outlook, Introducing
the agricultural policy
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- World Agriculture
- Trends in world agriculture and agricultural policy, Summary of agriculture-related overseas news, World agricultural statistics
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- KREI Agricultural Trends in North Korea
- Summary of north korea agricultural trends, Media news release trends, Cooperation and support Results with Korea and international communities
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- Agricultural Trends in China
- Trends in China agricultural policy, agriculture and rural economic trends, Policy resources, China Agricultural Statistics
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- Agriculture and Rural Economic Trends
- Domestic economic trends, agricultural economic trends, Demand and price trends of major agricultural products
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- World Grain Market
- Global grain market trends, relevant information, and major grain agricultural policies
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- Trend of Agricultural Trade with FTA Partners
- Trend in imports and domestic prices of livestock products, fruit, vegetables, and major grains with a focus on FTA partners